Signal Bug

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Signal Bug
A Signal Bug from Mario Kart World
Screenshot from Mario Kart World
Appears in Mario Kart World (2025)
Variant of Bramball
Princess Peach receiving a boost from a Signal Bug in Mario Kart World
Princess Peach receiving a boost from a Signal Bug.

Signal Bugs[1] are mechanical creatures found in Mario Kart World. They closely resemble Bramballs both in appearance and movement. Their legs are made of coiled metal wires, and their head resembles a green traffic light. A Signal Bug will alternate between two positions on the road, and when active will grant a boost to the player, as if they passed over a Dash Panel. They are commonly found along the highways connecting the various courses, and also appear in missions.

Missions

Signal Bugs are featured in the following missions:

Mission Location Time limit (seconds) Description
Mario Kart World mission: "Pass beneath the Signal Bugs at the right time!"
Pass beneath the Signal Bugs at the right time!
Road between Mario Circuit and Toad's Factory 20.00 The player must use the Signal Bugs to boost their way to the goal.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シンゴウムシ[2]
Shingō Mushi
From 信号 (shingō, "signal") and 虫 (mushi, "bug"); comparable to Bramball
French Alfonce[3] Play on "Alphonse" (male given name) or Alfronce ("Bramball") and the verb foncer ("to rush")
German Signalkäfer[4] Signal beetle
Italian Scattopalla[5] From scatto ("dash") and Pungipalla ("Bramball")
Portuguese Sinalarco[6] From sinal ("signal") and arco ("arc")
Spanish Señalarco[7] From señal ("signal") and Espinarco ("Bramball")

References

  1. ^ In-game mission "Pass beneath the Signal Bugs at the right time!"
  2. ^ In-game mission 「くぐってダッシュ!シンゴウムシ」("Dash under! Signal Bug")
  3. ^ Mario Kart World in-game mission : "Passez sous les Alfonces au bon moment !" ("Pass under the Alfonces at the right time!") from European French localization. (Archived 5 Jun. 2025 via YouTube by MisterJDay Highlights.)
  4. ^ In-game mission "Passiere die Signalkäfer mit dem richtigen Timing!" from German localization
  5. ^ In-game mission "Passa sotto gli Scattopalla al momento giusto!" from Italian localization
  6. ^ In-game mission : "Passa sob os Sinalarcos no momento certo!" from European Portuguese localization
  7. ^ In-game mission : "¡Pasa bajo los Señalarcos en el momento justo!" from European Spanish localization